March 17, 2008 | Insatiable CriticSouth Gate ReflectionsJumeirah Essex House has found a skilled veteran in chef Kerry Heffernan, now turning out his signature gougères and savory flans…

February 25, 2008 | Insatiable CriticSmokin'QI couldn't wait to check out Smokin' Q, wrenched from the embers of a failed kosher steakhouse...

February 18, 2008 | Insatiable CriticBrooklyn FioreTeodora’s patron realized he didn’t want to run a trattoria below his own duplex so he persuaded chef Roberto Aita of Roc to cross the Williamsburg bridge...

February 11, 2008 | Insatiable Critic1968 Orsini'sWhen I want to feel appreciated, I go to Orsini's. “Bella signorina,” the captain greets me with unabashed joy…You could pay as much for an evening on Broadway with only half the dazzle...

February 4, 2008 | Insatiable CriticSecond Avenue Deli: Shy of a Renaissance...puckering up over sour pickles and biting into a very good pastrami and tongue sandwich brings back a cherished old deli nostalgia...

January 14, 2008 | Insatiable CriticDovetail DesignsIf there is cachet in having an entrance even the average Mensa candidate can’t find, the new Dovetail has it. But try to find that door. It leads to deliciously complex food by chef-owner John Fraser…

December 17, 2007 | Insatiable CriticCrave on 42ndTonight we crave comfort and we’re soothed with a decent anchovied Caesar, a good enough burger…

December 10, 2007 | Insatiable CriticThe Smith’s Good GrubThe joint is jumping and we have to lean in to talk and repeat everything twice for our movie star pretty and unflappable waitress.

December 4, 2007 | Insatiable CriticShelly’s Tradizionale at SeaA stunning still life of lobster Catalana, wreathed in raw vegetables and fruit, is wowing even carnivores who once came here for huge caramelized steaks.

November 12, 2007 | Insatiable CriticDevi’s RevivalPower to the people at Devi means the team that created its brilliant and refined tasting menu is back, having bought out the boss. Faces you’ll remember tend the floor.

October 29, 2007 | Insatiable CriticIrving Mill ScoresWhat’s new and exciting is chef-partner John Schaefer’s delicious food on a trim but tempting market menu: The citric, preserved-lemon sparkle of grilled baby octopus…

October 15, 2007 | Insatiable CriticReality at PamplonaNow chef/owner Alex Urena…gives New Yorkers Spanish classics that are easy to love

September 10, 2007 | Insatiable CriticAccademia di VinoI don’t want to jinx this jinxed restaurant address by rashly optimistic judgments but Accademia di Vino could well be just what the neighborhood was waiting for.

August 22, 2007 | Insatiable CriticSouthern HospitalityI suspect you Justin Timberlake fans (plus the guys who follow you anywhere) will be hoping to spot your crush sipping Mountain Dew in a back booth of this raffish joint he’s fronting.

August 14, 2007 | Insatiable Criticl’Impero’s New EraIn Manhattan's spring shuffle of three star toques, Fiamma's Michael White is now king...his new menu reflects the dazzling sunniness of Southern Italy's markets and White's own unleashed exuberance…